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# euro - Yesterday’s News

From Business ETC Eurozone

EU summit: Merkel rejects eurobonds as Britain rules out financial transaction tax

16 hours ago 4,484 Views 58 Comments

Conflicting ideas on how to generate growth in the debt-stricken eurozone.

# euro - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

From Business ETC Debt

Poll shows support for pooling EU debt

Yesterday, 5:56 PM 2,582 Views 10 Comments

Latest Eurobarometer poll gauged attitudes to EU debt – and measures to tackle it.

# euro - Monday 21 May, 2012

From Business ETC Eurobonds

Explainer: What are Eurobonds and why do they matter?

Mon, 10:10 PM 4,942 Views 26 Comments

Your quick guide to current proposals for a commmon euro-area bond.

# euro - Sunday 20 May, 2012

From Business ETC Feta Cheese

“I’m trying to stop contagion” – Noonan on ‘feta cheese’ remark

Sun, 2:27 PM 7,278 Views 78 Comments

The finance minister says his comment about buying feta cheese was meant to illustrate Ireland’s economic distance from Greece.

# euro - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From Business ETC G8 This post contains videos

G8 leaders ‘affirm interest’ in Greece staying in the eurozone

Sat, 8:39 PM 3,404 Views 30 Comments

Leaders also spoke of ensuring high standards of the ‘protection and enforcement’ of intellectual property rights.

# euro - Thursday 17 May, 2012

Pic Of The Day

Scary Newspaper Front Page of the Day

17/05/12 9,597 Views 95 Comments

The situation in Greece has led some to predict just how much any eurozone exit for the country might cost the rest of us. And it’s not cheap.

# euro - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

From Business ETC Italy

Italy’s economy ‘on the right track’ – IMF

16/05/12 2,165 Views 9 Comments

IMF official says Italy has made notable progress since Mario Monti took office.

Old Money This post contains videos

Dozens of businesses trade in Irish punt in Monaghan town

16/05/12 11,975 Views 47 Comments

Though the old punt is no longer legal tender in Ireland there is nothing wrong with what shopkeepers, publicans and business owners are doing in Clones.

# euro - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

Acropolis Now?

Greece to hold second election after coalition talks are abandoned

15/05/12 1,673 Views 25 Comments

Talks to try and form a techocrat government are abandoned after a two-hour meeting of the five main leaders.

Greece

EU chief: suggestion of Greek exit is ‘nonsense’ and ‘propaganda’

15/05/12 835 Views 7 Comments

Meanwhile, more coalition talks.

# euro - Monday 14 May, 2012

Greece

Greek crisis: Syriza out of talks, second election likely

14/05/12 887 Views 16 Comments

The leader of the far left party will not take part in coalition talks today.

# euro - Saturday 12 May, 2012

Daily Edge

The Daily Fix: Saturday

12/05/12 4,472 Views 1 Comment

In the Fix: Latest referendum poll, what’s going on in Greece, and surviving a robot uprising (video).

From Business ETC Greece

Bundesbank chief: Greece risks losing financial aid if it breaches loan agreements

12/05/12 1,873 Views 19 Comments

Greek political leaders are to meet tomorrow for a final attempt at forming a coalition.

# euro - Thursday 10 May, 2012

Greece

Greece: Uncertainty continues as power-sharing talks enter third round

10/05/12 1,027 Views 8 Comments

If the latest efforts to form a coalition fail, the country could face fresh elections in early June.

# euro - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Greece

Greece faces second General Election as coalition hopes fade

09/05/12 1,531 Views 12 Comments

As angry voters divided the spoils between a number of parties with hugely different ideologies, forming a government has proved impossible.

# euro - Monday 7 May, 2012

From Business ETC Fiscal Compact

Merkel: Fiscal Treaty will not be renegotiated

07/05/12 4,084 Views 165 Comments

The German Chancellor has said she is looking forward to working with Francois Hollande – but that renegotiating the Fiscal Compact is not an option.

From Business ETC Euro

Euro dips following French and Greek election results

07/05/12 3,367 Views 28 Comments

Investors are concerned political upheaval could derail government austerity measures and worsen the bloc’s debt problems.

# euro - Sunday 6 May, 2012

Loose Change This post contains a poll

Could Ireland ever abandon the 1c and 2c coins?

06/05/12 7,668 Views 74 Comments

Most of us hate carrying them – and some of us don’t even pick them up if we drop them. So could we just phase them out?

# euro - Thursday 3 May, 2012

Employment

Report: Hard times for self-employed

03/05/12 1,674 Views 21 Comments

A new report says that more and more self-employed people are having difficulties in accessing credit and paying their mortgage and loan payments.

# euro - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Moneymaker

Looking for a licence to print money?

01/05/12 4,545 Views 13 Comments

Here’s where to apply…

# euro - Monday 23 April, 2012

Iceland

Iceland ex-PM convicted on 1 of 5 bank charges

23/04/12 2,071 Views 7 Comments

Geir Haarde has been found guilty of one of the charges against him – however he will face no punishment and the state will pay his expenses in defending the case.

# euro - Sunday 22 April, 2012

Employment Rights

Teachers sought increase in breastfeeding time allowance

22/04/12 7,966 Views 101 Comments

INTO conference motion from Enniscorthy district sought to double teachers’ breastfeeding time entitlements.

# euro - Saturday 21 April, 2012

Banking

24 AIB employees continue to earn basic salaries over €250k

21/04/12 3,845 Views 31 Comments

The Finance Minister has confirmed that 24 staff at the institution, which is 99.8 per cent owned by the State, are continuing to receive salaries in excess of €250,000.

From Business ETC Punters

£283m of punts still in circulation

21/04/12 4,888 Views 19 Comments

While £2m of punts were exchanged between mid-February and mid-March, over 7.5 per cent of all old Irish currency is still out there…

# euro - Thursday 19 April, 2012

From Business ETC Bank Of Ireland

Bank of Ireland introduces new mortgage options

19/04/12 5,593 Views 59 Comments

The bank has launched two new options – Trade Up Negative Equity and Trade Down Negative Equity – that will allow greater numbers of customers in negative equity to move home.

From Business ETC Spain

Rates up but Spanish bond sale passes off

19/04/12 1,473 Views 2 Comments

Spain sold €2.5 billion in debt successfully this morning, with higher interest from investors than expected.

# euro - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

17/04/12 3,036 Views 5 Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

From Business ETC Spain

Spanish debt sales cause Euro to weaken

17/04/12 1,473 Views 10 Comments

Spain’s 10 year bond yields have traded above six per cent for a second day as the country prepares for bond auctions on 12- and 18-month bills.

# euro - Monday 16 April, 2012

From Business ETC Spain

Spanish bond yields pass 6 per cent mark

16/04/12 1,629 Views 9 Comments

Concerns build that Spain will follow Greece, Portugal and Ireland in needing a bailout.

# euro - Sunday 15 April, 2012

Labour

Gilmore says fiscal stability treaty is ‘critical’ for future of the euro

15/04/12 1,933 Views 70 Comments

The Tánaiste has said that passing of the upcoming fiscal compact referendum was essential to attracting investment to Ireland.

# euro - Friday 13 April, 2012

Fiscal Compact

Two down, 23 to go: Portugal second country to ratify Fiscal Compact

13/04/12 3,032 Views 9 Comments

Portugal’s parliament ratifies the treaty with a huge majority, following Greece in signing up to the new treaty.

# euro - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

From Business ETC ECB

ECB to keep interest rates at 1 per cent

04/04/12 1,498 Views 14 Comments

The European Central Bank is set to keep interest rates at the record low of 1 per cent later today.

# euro - Monday 2 April, 2012

From Business ETC Unemployment

Eurozone unemployment hits 10.8 per cent

02/04/12 1,863 Views 29 Comments

Eurozone unemployment in February hit the highest level since the introduction of the single currency, according to newly released figures.

# euro - Monday 19 March, 2012

Translated

Translated: The Fiscal Compact rewritten in layman’s terms Exclusive

19/03/12 11,605 Views 49 Comments

We’ve translated the treaty, sentence by sentence, to try and make the document easier to read for the general public.

# euro - Thursday 15 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: Referendum or no, the fiscal treaty should go to the Supreme Court

15/03/12 1,815 Views 31 Comments

This treaty will solidify EU control over Ireland, while most of our politicians are effectively silenced. We need a proper legal hearing, writes Dr John O’Brennan.

# euro - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Fiscal Treaty

Labour plays down Nessa Childers comments on fiscal compact

10/03/12 3,488 Views 29 Comments

Childers told a newspaper that the treaty was “designed to satisfy the Germans”, and would have been voted down by MEPs.

# euro - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: Fiscal compact? Time to send Merkozy back to Economics 101

06/03/12 5,748 Views 90 Comments

The EU fiscal treaty shows a level of economic illiteracy that would embarrass most college students, writes Ronan Lyons.

From Business ETC Eurozone

Eurozone growth revised downwards to 1.4% in 2011

06/03/12 966 Views 7 Comments

Eurozone GDP contracted by 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2011 – in comparison to a 0.7 per cent rise during the same period last year.

# euro - Monday 5 March, 2012

Eurozone

Dutch politician calls for country to exit eurozone

05/03/12 6,564 Views 74 Comments

Populist right-winger Geert Wilders has said the Netherlands should leave the euro – despite its triple-A credit rating.

# euro - Monday 27 February, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Greece be encouraged to leave the eurozone?

27/02/12 3,547 Views 148 Comments

Germany’s Interior Minister has controversially suggested that EU member states should encourage struggling Greece to leave the eurozone. What do you think?

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

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Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

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Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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